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Chilkur Balaji Temple (500 years old) is a renowned temple situated at Chilkur, about 25 km from Hyderabad , in Andhra Pradesh. The temple enshrines a swayambhu idol of Lord Venkateshwara flanked by Goddess Sridevi and Bhoodevi on either side. The deity is also known as ‘Visa-God’. Other deities worshipped here include Lord Shiva, worshipped in the form of Sri Sundareswara Swamy, and Goddess Padmavathy Devi (Rajya Lakshmi Devi).
Chilkuru Balaji Temple is the only temple where MONEY has no IMPORTANCE, from MAHA PRASADHAM to ARCHANA (Ashttothara namavali puja) will be done for FREE of cost. Every day priest himself walks to devotees to enquire Name and Gothram to perform PUJA. Approximately 75,000 to 1,00,000 devotees visit in a week, wait hours long in queue for Dharshanam with pure devotion for one good reason that is only in this temple there is NO VIP treatments and the concept of Break Darshana. Every body is equal in front of GOD. Devotees make 11 pradhakshinas with a wish and when it fulfills they do 108 pradhakshinas as gratitude. Pray GOD with Pure Devotion NOT WITH MONEY or Special Puja. This culture of devotion had been taught only in this temple.
Endowments dept. wants to ruin such a temple. Imagine the evils of commercialization imposing TICKET system right from Entry, Prasadam, Coconut offering etc, etc, to Dharshanam, Endowment Dept. may even impose TICKETS system on 11 and 108 PRADHAKSHINAS. How disgusting it would be, anybody who make wish to GOD has to pay for TICKET, when wish fulfills again pay for your gratitude. DID GOD EVER ASKED price for WISH.
“LET US SAY ALL TOGETHER, WE DO NOT ALLOW ENDOWMENT TO TAKE OVER THE TEMPLE . On behalf of all of us, Mr.Soundhara Rajan prime priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple is agitating to protect Temple . EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT. Please Join Temple Protection Movement”. Kishore
We now call upon the Devotees to continue to agitate vigorously to prevent the destruction of Chilkuru Temple . Devotees want that all temples, which are Commercial enterprises, should become like Chilkuru temple but the Endowments Department wants that Chilkuru temple should be made like other temples. The following ACTION PLAN has been enlisted for our struggle.
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Devotees and members of Temples Protection Movement visiting all the Temples in the State including the Balaji Temple at Tirumala will refrain from buying Darshan tickets.
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The Devotees will protest against the VIP treatments and the concept of Break Darshan in all Temples including the one at Tirumala.
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Public Interest Litigations in hundreds will be filed to freeze the Endowments Administration Fund, which is nothing but the amount collected by fleecing devotees to maintain the corrupt staff in the Endowments Department. This amount should belong to all the small temples numbering more than 32,000, which are languishing without Dhoopa Deepa and Naivedyams. The twenty crores worth Endowments Administration Fund is being used by the corrupt staff of the Endowments Department are surviving, enjoying, frittering on this amount and doing all anti Temple activities.
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The existing endowments Legislation shall be amended as per the recommendations of the All Party Meeting held on 4th October 2004. A Draft Bill prepared by experts is ready but has been tinkered very badly by the Endowments Officials who do not want the Temples to survive in this State.
“WE ARE IN A WAR WITH THE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT TO PROTECT OUR BELOVED TEMPLE AND EVERY DEVOTEE IS AN ARROW AGAINST THIS DEVILISH AND CORRUPT DEPARTMENT." Dr. M. V. Soundararajan - Convener ( Prime Priest Chilkuru Balaji Temple )
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